The role of the renal resistive index ratio in diagnosing obstruction and in the follow-up of children with unilateral hydronephrosis

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 308-312

  Patti, G ^a   Menghini, M L ^a   Todini, A R ^a   Marrocco, G ^a   Calisti, A ^a,b  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Dept of Nucl Med Osp Forlanini ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Diuretic renography; Hydronephrosis; Obstructive uropathy; Resistive index

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; RENOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; TRANSDUCER; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0033967907     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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